Portable receptacle



Patented May 7, 1935 PATENT OFFICE PORTABLE BEOEPTACLE Morris Solomon,Brooklyn, N. Y minor to Filso Leather Products 00., Inc., New York, N.Y., a corporation of New York Application February 25, 1935, Serial No.7,951

15 Claims. (01. res-19) This invention relates to portable receptaclesand has particular reference to devices such as toilet kits.

One object of the invention is to provide a device of the characterdescribed having improved means of a particularly simple type formounting articles therein. a

Another object of the invention is the provision of a device of thenature set forth having article holding means arranged and constructedso as to releasably hold articles in different positions in the opencondition of the device.

Another object of the invention is to furnish a device of the classalluded to having article holding or display means arranged in animproved manner to function as a part of the wall structure of the kit,or tofacilitate assembling of parts of the latter or for both purposes.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of the typementioned having relatively few and simple parts, and which isinexpensive to manufacture and assemble, neat and compact in appearance,and easy and convenient in use, and durable and eflicient to a highdegree.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent asthe specification proceeds.

With the aforesaid objects in view, the invention consists in the novelcombinations and arrangements of partshereinafter described in theirpreferred embodiments, pointed out in the subjoined claims, andillustrated in the annexed drawing, wherein like parts are designated bythe same reference characters throughout the" several views.

In the drawing: Figure 1 is an outside view in end elevation showing inclosed position a device embodying the invention. t Fig. 2 is a top planview thereof in open posiion.

Fig. 3 is a similar view with the article holding means in a differentposition.

Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line H of Fig. 2. v

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary horizontal sectional view taken on the line 5--5of Fig. 7, showing the securement of the ends of the flexible marginallined are best realized when all of its features and instmmentalitiesare combined in one and the same structure, but, useful devices may beproduced embodying less than the whole.

It will be obvious to those skilled in the art to which the inventionappertains, that the same may be incorporated in several diflerentconstructions. The acompanying drawing, therefore, is submitted merelyas showing the preferred exempliflcation of the invention.

Referring in detail to the drawing, l0 denotes a device embodying theinvention. The same may include a container having a plurality of sidewalls II, I! and an elongated edge or bottom wall I! to which the sidewalls are swingably or hingedly connected along parallel lines at ll,i5. Mounted on or superimposed over the edge wall It is an articleholding means ii, for articlessuch as bottles il shown in dot dashlines. Connected to the edges of the side walls ii, i! is a closuremeans which may include the flexible marginal portions ll adapted to becontinuously interconnected by a slide fastener I! having a slide 2..The arrangement is such that in the closed position of the kit, the sidewalls ll, i2 extend upward in spaced parallel relation with each otherwith the flexible marginal portions I. being in continuous edge to edgeabutment along a central vertical plane and being continuouslyinterconnected by the slide fastener l9, so as to retain and house thearticle holding means It therein in an upright position. when the slidefastener is opened, the side walls I] and ii are downwardly swung inopposite directions to lie in the horizontal plane of the bottom or edgewall ii in which manner the device may uniformly rest upon a table orthe like with the article holding means It disposed upright.

The side and edge-walls ii, I! and i3 may'inelude sheets of stiffeningmaterial 2| 22 and a continuous external flexible covering 23 therefor.An intermediate layer or lining of the flexible fabric 2311 may serve tointerconnect the sheets of reenforcement 2|, 2! and form a base for thecovering 28. An internal lining for said sheets may include flexiblesheets 24 and 25, of which the former may form a part of the walls IIand I3, and the latter a part of the wall II. The different sheets,coverings and linings may be secured together in any suitable manner asby ad hesive or by stitching disposed wherever necessary, and in thecase of adhesive, preferably throughout the contacting surfaces exceptas otherwise described The lining portion 24 may include an upstandingfolded portion 28 having a top fold line 21 and providing layers orplies 28, 29 disposed side by side. The wall structure 26 may consist ofreenforced or stiffened material and is joined to the main part of thesection 14 by a fold or hinge line 30 which coincides with the line ofseparation between the reenforcing sheets 2| and 22 that defines thehinge line l4. The wall portion 29 is joined to a semipliable orslightly reenforced section 3| of the lining 24 by a fold line 32adjacent to that at 30. A line of stitching 33 may secure the edge ofthe section 3| with the adjacent edges of the lining 25 and of thereenforcement 22 in relative proximity to the line of separation betweenthe sheets 2| and 22 and the hinge line I5, but inward of the latter asshown, so that the wall structure 26, 32 is secured to the edge wall l3against movement relative thereto.

Connected to the wall 29 is a one piece band or ribbon affording loops34 by spaced lines of securement at 35 that may be efl'ected bystitching or the like.

The flexible marginal portions l9 may be connected to the side wallreenforcement sheets 2| by lines of stitching 36. These as well as thestitching 33 pass through the fabric layer 23a. The end portions 31 maybe fastened direct to the edge wall l3 or the reenforcement 22 thereofas by stapling at 38. This operation can be readily effected byexpanding the wall structure 25, 3|, including unfolding the former, toprovide a downward opening box B, which with the element 22 provides atube of relatively large cross section, permitting access for thestapling operation. Hence this operation can be eifected after thetoilet kit is substantially assembled, and without distorting any stiffwall parts of the device. Finally the outer covering 23 may be appliedadhesively in a well known manner.

It will be understood that the reenforcement sections 2|, 22 can beregarded as parts of a single sheet of stifi material formed with scoreor fold lines at the hinges l4, l5, and also that the sections 2|, 22may be directly hingedly interconnected by flexible strips or the like.

The box structure B may now be collapsed by folding the wall downward,to assume the L shape formation shown, with the folded wall 26 formingthe upright arm and the wall 3| the horizontal arm or portion. Thearticle holding means l9 thus provided is now in position to receivearticles such as the bottles H. To maintain the article holding means inthis position, means are provided adapted for engagement with theclosure means or the marginal portions thereof.

' More particularly, and in order to suitably clear the V-shapeformations provided by the inward folds 39 of the marginal portions, thewall portions 28, 29 and 3| are less in length than the main section 24of which they form a part, being undercut therefrom at 40. Between thewall por tions 23, 29 are provided V notches 4| at opposide ends, andthe wall 3| has V notches at opposite ends thereof. Each notch 4| issubstantially twice the width of a notch 42. All of the notches openinward, and the notches 42 are adapted to interfit with the V formations39 and with the points of the notches 42 extending into the folds 39.When the walls 28, 29 are folded upon each other, adjacent edges of eachnotch 4| coincide, and there results strong angular shaped cornerportions at 43 which are adapted to underlie flexible marginal portionsIS in proximity to the adjacent fold lines 39, so that the flexiblemarginal portions in the open position of the toilet kit serve to retainthe article holding means in operative position. The points 44.

ing placed rather upon the line of stitching 33.

It will now be seen that the notches 42 provide a pattern or form whichdefinitely fixes the 10- cations of the fold lines 39 and serves totension the flexible marginal portions 3 when the device In is openedup, so as to resist reverse or downward folding of the side walls l2.Such increase in tension of the flexible marginal portions I8 causesthose of them at the wall I2 to bear down strongly on the anchor points43 to securely maintain the article holding means I 6 in operativeposition without being otherwise fastened down. Auxiliary securing meansor adhesive may be utilized but can for this purpose be regarded asunnecessary. It is thus seen that I have provided a new and improvedconstruction as well as a new method of making a device of the characterdescribed.

A feature of the invention is the provision of article holding elements34 together with an alining means 26 for maintaining the articles I! insuperposed position to the edge or bottom wall I3. In no sense need thealining means carry the articles I1. Since the holders34 are arrangedvertically in the sense that they open upward and downward, the articlesI! may be downwardly inserted thereinto until they rest directly uponthe bottom or edge wall l3. The inherent stability of the articles I!may be regarded as holding them upright, and they coact with the aliningmeans 26 to keep the latter vertical. One of the articles l1 may beregarded as a weighted member permanently or removably connected in aholder element v34. If desired, the alining member 26 may be folded downupon the side wall H as shown. i

To close the toilet kit, the side walls ll, l2 are folded upward, andwhile the holding points 43 are then released from engagement by themarginal portions, the means 26 and articles I! are snugly nested in thereceptacle, and when the toilet kit is opened, the marginal portions l8immediately engage and secure the portions 43.

Conventional loop elements 45 may be mounted on the walls ll, I2 forreleasably holding articles such as nail files and the like. I

In Figs. 8 and 9 is shown a modification similar to the device It]except that the article holding means 46 is of a relatively stifftubular form permanently open at its opposite ends 41, and having aplurality of spaced openings 48 on the top thereof for receivingcontainers I! upright. The means 45 may lie between the fold lines 49and may have inturned longitudinal flanges 50 over which the inturnedends 5| of the marginal portions l8 may lie to'be secured by staples 52accessible through the open ends of the tube. The staples 52 as well asthose at 38 may be of an ornamental character if desired, so that thestaples can be fully exposed, even at opposite sides of the edge wallsthrough which they may pass.

I claim:

1. A collapsible toilet kit comprising a box-like element including aplurality of side walls and an edge wall having hinge connection witheach of the side walls along spaced lines, whereby the box element canbe fully opened up with said walls lying in a horizontal plane, a flaplike alining member hingedly connected to the box element along one ofthe hinge lines, so as to be swingable with respect to said walls, andarticle holding members disposed side by side along the said edge wallsand spaced above the same, said holder members being connected to thealining member along one side thereof so as to be maintained by 'aliningmember, holding members and articles being adapted to be housed inassembly relation as aforesaid in the closed position of the element.

2. A collapsible toilet kit including a loop' holder element adapted toencircle an article, means for movably holding said element with thearticle adapted to rest upon a support so that the article tends toprevent movementof the element, said means being movably connected tosaid support.

3. A collapsible toilet kit including a loop holder element adapted toencircle an article, a box-like structure having an edge wallconstituting a support, means for movably holding said element with thearticle adapted to rest upon the support so that'the article tends toprevent movement of the elements, said means being movably connected tosaid support, the box-like structure havingside walls swingablyconnected to the edge wall so as to be adapted in one position toreceive the element and article and in another position to liesubstantially in the horizontal plane of the edge wall, and said meansand element being forcibly movable toward an adjacent side wall so thatsaid article is adapted to overlie the same in horizontal position. v

4. A toilet kit including a container having a plurality of spaced sidewalls, a relatively rigid wall for one side of the container and towhich the side walls are hingedly connected for movement toward and awayfrom each other into closed and full open position and lying in a commonplane with the edge wall in said full open position, flexible marginalportions extending along and continuously connected to the remainingedges of the respective side walls and having ends meeting in V-shapedformations at the ends of said edge wall in overlying relation thereto,means for securing said ends of the marginal portions to said edge wall,a slide fastener along the marginal portions to open and close thecontainer, and a wall element overlying said ends of the marginalportions and said edge walland being connected to the latter, said wallelement having V-notches at the opposite ends thereof interfitting withthe V-shaped formations of the marginal portions so that the latteroverlie the sides of each V-notch, whereby the marginal portions arelongitudinally tensioned adjacent to said end wall in the full openposition of the container.

5. A toilet kit including a container having an edge wall, side wallsswingably connected thereto, closure means for the container includingflexible. marginal portions connected to the different side walls andhaving their ends affixed to the said edge wall, and an article holdingmeans including a wall element overlying the said affixed ends and saidedge wall and a folded wall element adapted to lie at an angle to theedge wall for holding articles. said article holding means being adaptedto be opened up with the folded wall element unfolded so that thearticle hold ing means affords a tubular means permitting so that saidends can be affixed after assembly of the article holding means with thecontainer, and said overlying and folded wall elements being secured atpoints remote from each other to said edge wall to permit the holdingmeans to be opened up into' said tubular form.

6. A toilet kit including a plurality of spaced side walls, anintermediate wall to which the side walls are swingably connected,closure means for the toilet kit including flexible marginal portionsconnected to the side walls and to the ends of the intermediate wall ininwardly folded V -formations at the intermediate wall, and artiwallalong one edge thereof and overlying said intermediate wall andconcealing said ends of said marginal portions, said article holdingmeans having portions inserted under the inward folded parts of amarginal portion at the opposite edge of said intermediate wall toretain the said article holding means in position.

7. A toilet kit including a plurality of spaced side walls, an edgewallto which said side walls are swingably connected, closure means forthe kit including flexible marginal portions connected to the side wallsand inwardly folded at the ends of the edge wall and connected to thelatter in V-formations, and an article holding wall element overlyingsaid edge wall and having fork shaped ends the points of which are belowthe said folded portions, and certain of said points being removablyinserted below certain of the.

folded portions so that the said wall element is thus retained inposition.

8. A toilet kit including a plurality of spaced side walls, a horizontaledge wall to which vthe side walls are swingably connected, an L-shapedarticle holding means having its upright portion consisting of at leasttwo layers of material and its horizontal portion of at least one layerof material, said portions adapted to be opened up with the uprightportion unfolded to afiord an inverted box element having longitudinaledges connected to the edges of the edge wall to form a tube therewith,closure means for the kit including marginal portions connected to theside walls and having their end portions. infolded in V-shapedformations and secured to theedge wall within said tube, and saidarticle holding means in theL-shaped position thereof having portionsinserted under the infolded portions for holding-the article holdingmeans in said position.

9. A toilet kit including a wall structure comprising -a plurality ofhingedly interconnected walls, a lining element for said walls extendingtherealong and across one of the hinge connections, said lining elementhaving a fold portion at said hinge connection upstanding therefrom,said fold portion being stiffened and being adapted to swing relativelyto said walls, and article holding means on said fold portion.

10. A toilet kit including a container having walls hingedlyinterconnected so as to be movable toward and away from each other, afolded member connected to the hinge interconnection and having the foldline thereof remote from the hinge interconnection, said folded memberbeing adapted to lie between said walls, and article holding elementslaterally connected to said folded member.

11. A toilet kit including a container having spaced side walls, an edgewall to which the side walls are hingedly connected along parallellines, a folded member having side portions connected 'cle holding meansconnected to said intermediate member so as to project toward the otherof the hinge lines. I

12. A toilet kit including a container having spaced side walls, ahorizontal edge wall to which the side walls are-hingedly connectedalong par allei lines, an upright member connected to the containeradjacent to one of the hinge lines, vertical article holding means opentop and hot- .tom and connected to one side of the upri ht member andprojecting toward the other hinge line, and an element removably engagedin the article holding means and resting on said edge wall and havingsumcient weight to thereby cause said member to be maintained upright.

13. litoilet kit including an openable container, marginal closure meanstherefor having a" portionadapted to project into the container, anarticle holding means movably mounted in the container and having 'apart releasably engageable with said portion to hold said articleholding means against motement.

14. A toilet kit including a container having spaced side walls movabletoward and away from each other, an e'dge wall. to which the side wallsare swingably connected, closure meansrfor the container includingflexible marginal portions connected to the side walls and having theirends infolded and extending inward in a V- Jormation and secured to saidedge wall, a movablc relatively stiff article holding means comprisinga-notched portionhaving its sides interfltting in the folds of, themarginal portion to tension and fix the fold portions,v and havinganother portion inserted under a marginal portion Wacent tosaid-fold/line but outside of the V- formation to hold the said meansagainst movement. s

15. A toilet kit including a container having a plurality of spacedsidewalls, a relatively rigid wall for one side of the container and towhich the side walls are hingedly connected for movement toward and awayfrom each other into closedandfullopenpositionandlyinginacommon planewith the edge wall in said full open position, flexible marginalportions extending along and continuously connected to the remainingedges of the respective side walls and having ends meeting in V-shapedformations at the ends of said edge wall in overlying relation thereto,

means for securing said ends of the marginal portions to said edge wall,a slide fastener along the marginal portions to'open and-close thecontainer, and a wall. element overlying said ends of the marginalportions and said edge wall and being connected to the latter. said wallelement having openings adapted to vertically receive articles, and saidelement being adapted to provide a tubular formation in downward openregisterwiththeedgewallandopenatanendfor access to said securing means,whereby the latter can-be applied after the wall element is assembledwith the container.

- MORRIS BOLOMOI?

